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Logitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscription (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I have a (mostly) forever mouse already. It has high quality Omron switches rated for millions of clicks, an Aliexpress page bookmarked as well as a soldering iron for when they need replacing. Anything that is "forever" only needs good quality components and the ability to repair whatever may go wrong. Any company that claims to sell something that either will not break or wear out is one to avoid. A good example I can think of is BMW who no longer put drain plugs on their transmissions for fluid replacement, their reasoning: "The fluid is for lifetime usage." while the small print states the "lifetime" is roughly 120k miles. Similar story with their "lifetime" timing chains too, except those weren't even lasting the small print mileage. Didn't stop them trying to sell customers the whole replacement engine too.

Source: God, don't make me replace another BMW transmission. I'm tired.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What mouse if you don't mind sharing?

My Logitech G602 technically has high quality Omron switches but only on left/right click, the middle click and the rest use crappy little tactile switches that last about 6 months before I need to replace them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I've got a G502 Hero. I'd heard lots of complaints about the line after buying it but I haven't had any issues despite having it for a good few years now. I also had a M305 for something like a decade. A very simple little thing but lasted a long time. I replaced the switches for higher grade switches than factory and only replaced it because the rocker mounting for the mouse wheel tilt snapped, which I'm pretty certain was caused by a house move than any lack of quality.